Bedtime Hypnosis Script

I remember lying in bed with the boys when they were toddlers and telling them bedtime stories. We were on a weird schedule because at the time my husband worked second shift and I was a stay-at-home mama. They would sleep late and go to bed even later, I was young and carefree and didn't really know much about schedules and I was just playing life by ear. I remember some nights, when I couldn't get them to sleep, I would be so tired that I could barely make it through a bedtime story. Sometimes, just to make it easy on myself, I would say that the main character of the story came across a tree and decided to count the leaves. I could count without putting much thought into it, and it seemed to put them to sleep because it was too boring.


Recently while telling my little two year old daughter a story I remembered those nights with the boys-- counting stars and leaves and everything but sheep. I thought about how hypnosis uses backwards counting and wondered if I could utilize my hypnotism on getting her to sleep faster... Hypnosis is completely safe and the end result is relaxation, or in her case sleep. Since this has worked every night for a week, I decided to see if other people had luck with it too!


You can change up the story, but just use the script as a guide for how to count down and little "hypnotic" phrases to use... Enjoy!


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Once upon a time there was a girl named Mary. Mary took care of sheep in a big field and it was her job to count them every night before bed. She knew how important this job was because she didn't want any of her beloved sheep to wander off and get lost! One night Mary was so tired that she could hardly keep her eyes open when she remembered that she needed to count her sheep. She \had a long day and her tummy was full from a tasty dinner, and she knew that as soon as she finished counting that she could fall asleep for the night... The sky was filled with stars and the grass was soft beneath her as she settled in to count her sheep.


Mary had eighty sheep and she decided to count backwards starting at eighty... Every time a sheep had been counted it would come and curl up beside Mary and fall asleep.


80
79
78
77
76
75
74
73
72
71
70


She was very tired and began to yawn (I often yawn myself to encourage her to yawn, and she always does!)


69
68
67
66
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61
60


Her eyes were getting heavier as she counted the fluffy white sheep


59
58
57
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55
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53
52
51
50
49
48
47
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40


She was halfway there and knew that she could go to sleep when she finished counting. The sheep were soft and warm and she could hear them snoring around her.


39
38
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30
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20


Mary's eyes were so heavy, and it was almost time for her to go to sleep


19
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10


Almost finished, almost time to sleep with her comfy pile of sheep


9
8
7
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5
4
3
2
1


She had counted all of the sheep, they were all safe and warm, and now it was time to say "Good night."










Now of course she is always asleep by the time I get into the 30s and so is my husband! I just say it in a sing songy and quiet voice. It works every time! You can use your imagination and change the story to suit the interests of your child. I have used stars and described a camping trip, we've used a rocket and a trip to the moon, and honestly the possibilities are endless!


If you try this and it works for you please comment below or email me at lgoldenjohnson@gmail.com! I'd love to hear from you! :)